07/13

Hands-On Kit

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Though we unfortunately cannot offer full summer camps this year, we are pleased to offer hands-on STEM experiences! We will mail STEM kits to your students that we can do together during a pre-scheduled zoom session.

Once you register, we’ll mail you a kit that we’ll do in a 1-hour zoom session!

For July, we’ll be dissecting owl pellets! Following a brief introduction to owls and owl pellets, students will get to dissect their own owl pellet and get started gluing together the bones they find into a skeleton.

Tuesday, July 13: 1pm-2pm
Thursday, July 15: 7pm-8pm
Tuesday, July 20: 2pm-3pm
Thursday, July 22: 7pm-8pm

*Note: All Times are Pacific (California) Time

Details:

  • Completely free, with optional donation
  • Registration is monthly—you will need to register each month if you want to do the activity for the following month. We will send out notifications when registration opens up
  • Each session can hold a max of 40 students. Registration is first-come, first-served and will have a waitlist if necessary
  • Activities are planned for students ages ~10-14. Younger students are welcome to register and attend, but might need some adult guidance to complete the activities.
  • We actively work to overcome financial barriers to participation in STEM education. We are able to offer this summer activity at no cost due to the generosity of the Winnifred Johnson Clive Foundation. If you are able to contribute via an optional donation, you can support the continued efforts of the Buck Institute to provide inclusive and dynamic STEM opportunities for our community. After registering, please go to our Support Page​ and select 2021 Summer STEM Education. We are grateful for your support of STEM. 
Online
We will send out a zoom link the day before your scheduled session, and a reminder email the morning of the session.


Directions

The Buck Institute is located 25 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco Airport/San Francisco/South Bay:

  • Take Highway 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

Berkeley/Oakland/Oakland International Airport:

  • Take Highway 80 to Highway 580 West, and cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
  • Take 580 until it merges with Highway 101 North in San Rafael
  • Take the last Novato exit — Atherton/San Marin Drive (just north of the DeLong exit)
  • Turn left at the stoplight, and go west over the freeway overpass
  • Get in the right lane, and turn right at the second stoplight onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

From Sonoma County, take Highway 101 South:

  • Take the first Novato exit (Atherton/San Marin Drive)
  • Turn right at the stoplight, and stay in the right lane
  • Take an immediate right onto Redwood Boulevard
  • Go approximately ½ mile, and turn left onto Buck Center Drive
  • At the top of the hill, turn left into the Visitor Parking Lot

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